I got my halogen oven a couple of weeks ago when my electric cooker broke down beyond repair and I couldn't afford to replace it. I have had some success ie cooking a chicken but find some things difficult - how do I make mashed potatoes? Any ideas please?

If you no hob but have a microwave, I would cook the potatoes in the microwave. If you have neither, then baking your potatoes in the HO, then scooping out the flesh for mash, would be the next best thing.

Another way you could do the mash potatoes - cut them into small pieces or slice the potatoes first, then steam them. When they are soft/ready, use a fork to mash them. Smaller pieces of food will cook faster and since you are going to mash the potatoes anyway then it doen't matter what shapes you cut them.

These are just ideas we share with our members. You decide what works best for you Zoe